#ectothermic

[okapiaconcolor]

The Great Green Yawn por Roeselien Raimond

[keepcarettaweird]

Are Vampires Ectothermic? The Debate

Evidence 1: Basilisk “Gargoyle” Woodsmith (obvious vampire from the name alone) seen wearing a seasonally inappropriate coat

(Will add more as the investigation progresses)

[floridagothic]

Alright so I couldn’t find/didn’t have time to find the original post, but I just wanted to remind everyone about this thing from a few years ago that was floating around in the mythical land of the internet.

Also, the Snopes’ fact check of this is excellent.

The Situation in Hell

Essays

The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.

With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I go out with you", and take into account the fact that I went out with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.

The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore extinct . . . leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why last night Teresa kept shouting "Oh, my God!"

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".

[kuro2091]

More excitement today! Went to clean out Little Foot's cage and refresh her dubia stock and found an egg in her bowl. Looked at the bottom of her cage and found 3 more. She has a bin but my guess is it was too dry so Ive dampened it up and will be checking 2x a week instead of the once I had been for dampness. She seems to be in good health though. Active, hungry, and before I opened her door she was bright green lol! So proud of her, this was/ will be her first "clutch" #chameleonsofinstagram #reptilesofinstagram #veildchameleons #yemenchameleon #reptilegram #petgram #nature #coldblooded #ectotherm #ectothermic

[tresjorie]

Stella by Sunlight

[teenytinybat]

I'm pretty sure I'm ectothermic.

[coldbloodkingdom]

Word of the Day

Ectothermic

Meaning having the need to regulate body temperature using external warmth. Cold blooded.

[unofficialotwnews]

Reorganizing the OTW

07/24/2012:  Ectothermic posted about reorganizing the OTW and improving communication within the organization.